Branch: If
Branches exist and you are not assigned to a particular
branch, you may elect to assign this individual to one or
more of the existing branches. To add a person to more than
one branch select the 1st branch by clicking on it with your
mouse. To select the second branch move the mouse
pointer over the 2nd option and then hold the "Ctrl" key and
click the left mouse button. This will cause both
options to become highlighted. This will limit access to
this person's data to users with sufficient permissions.
Names: Enter the individual's first and/or
last name. If you have elected to support surname prefixes
as a separate entity (so the prefixes are ignored during
sorting), enter the prefix portion in the box labeled
Surname Prefix. If this box is not visible, go to the
Setup/General Settings and check the option to use surname
prefixes.
General Individual: To add notes or
sources to the individual in general, click the buttons next
to this label.
Living: If this person is alive, and if
you wish to restrict access to this person's data to users
who are logged in with sufficient privileges, check this
box.
Dates: When the full date is known,
always enter it in the standard genealogical format, DD MMM
YYYY (for example, 18 Feb 2003).
Places: List place information from
local to general, separating each locality by a comma (for
example, "Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA"), or select
an existing place name by clicking Find.
More: Additional information may be
entered for many events. Where more information for an event
already exists, this is indicated by an asterisk (*).
Notes: Notes may be linked to individual
events (existing records only). Multiple notes can be
associated with any given event. To create a note for an
event, click on the Notes button next to the event.
Existing notes are indicated by an asterisk (*). For further
information, see the Help link on the Notes page.
Sources: Sources may be linked to
individual events (existing records only) by creating
citations. Multiple citations can be associated with any
given event. To create a citation for a source and link it
to an event, click on the Sources button next to
the event. Existing citations are indicated by an asterisk
(*). For further information, see the Help link on the
Citations page.
Other Events: Use the buttons below the
Other Events box to add, edit or delete non-standard events.
The order in which the events are displayed is determined by
date (if applicable), and by the event types' assigned
priority. This priority may be changed when editing the
event types. NOTES: Changes made here are written to the
database as they are made, meaning that they are already
saved before you save the rest of the Existing Person
information.
Parents: Edit the family where the
current individual is listed as a child by clicking on the
family ID link associated with any set of parents. To edit
the individual information for either parent, click on the
parent's name. Indicate a relationship between the
individual and this set of parents by choosing from the
dropdown list (optional). To change the order in which
multiple parent sets are displayed, enter numbers in the
appropriate boxes. To remove the current individual as a
child in this family, check the box next to Unlink
current individual as child.
Spouses: Edit the family where the
current individual is listed as a spouse by clicking on the
family ID link associated with that spouse. To edit the
individual information for a spouse, click on the spouse's
name. To change the order in which multiple marriages are
displayed, enter numbers in the appropriate boxes. To remove
the current individual as a spouse in this family, check the
box next to Unlink current individual as spouse.
